Drilled The Corruption of COP: Inside Climate Obstruction at the UN
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Nov 10, 2025 This discussion features Kari de Pryck, an academic from the University of Geneva focused on climate governance, and Eduardo Viola, a scholar from Brazil specializing in international environmental politics. They explore how obstruction shapes climate negotiations, highlighting tactics used by countries like Saudi Arabia and the U.S. The duo explains the impact of industry influence on the IPCC and COP, and discusses the vagueness of responsibility sharing. They also delve into what to expect at COP30, especially concerning Brazil's civil society role and geopolitical dynamics.
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Paris' Bottom-Up Tradeoff
- Paris shifted the regime from binding targets to voluntary, nationally determined pledges to secure wider buy-in.
- That bottom-up design opened new pathways for private-sector influence and weaker accountability.
Non-State Actors Were Invited In
- Paris explicitly invited non-state actors to help close the emissions gap, expanding private-sector roles at COPs.
- That orchestration created new lobbying channels and legitimized industry presence.
How Author Selection Shapes Solutions
- IPCC author selection via government lists lets industry-affiliated scientists shape report emphasis toward technologies like CCS and CDR.
- Those choices steer policy debates toward techno-fixes that can preserve fossil-fuel interests.